talaq

English

Alternative forms

• talak

Etymology

Arabic طَلَاق (ṭalāq, “divorce”), from the root ط ل ق (ṭ-l-q).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tæˈlɑːk/, enPR: tă-läkʹ
• Rhymes: -ɑːk
• Hyphenation: ta‧laq

Noun

talaq (countable and uncountable, plural talaqs)

1. (Islam) An Islamic divorce, sanctioned by the Qur'an.

Verb

talaq (third-person singular simple present talaqs, present participle talaqing, simple past and past participle talaqed)

1. (Islam) To divorce somebody by these means.
   • 1987, Srikanta Ghosh, Muslim Politics in India, page 46:

     Muslim women can be talaqed instantly, and thrown into the streets by whimsical husbands.

Usage notes

• Talaq normally refers to an Islamic divorce initiated by the husband. Khula is the term used when it is initiated by the wife.

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Arabic طَلَاق (ṭalāq).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taˈlak/ [t̪aˈlak]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: ta‧laq

Noun

talaq m (plural talaq)

1. (Islam) talaq

Tatar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *d(i)ālak (“spleen”). Cognate with Bashkir талаҡ (talaq).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɑˈlɑq/

Noun

talaq

1. spleen